SOTA - Summits on the Air

SOTA - DM/BW-094 - Kornberg

My second SOTA activation is done. Monika (DL6SCF) and I made a short hiking trip on the Swabian Alps. On top of the Kornberg we made a stop and started the activation ... unfortunately we have to shut down operation due to a rising thunderstorm.

Log

It was a pretty succesfull activation. I've done 20 QSO within 33 minutes thanks for all stations calling me.

Time

Call

Band

Mode

12:35z

EA2DT

14MHz

CW

12:36z

F6FTB

14MHz

CW

12:37z

OK2PDT

14MHz

CW

12:39z

G4SSH

14MHz

CW

12:40z

EB2CZF

14MHz

CW

12:42z

OH2NOS

14MHz

CW

12:46z

SM0GNS

14MHz

CW

12:47z

G4IUP

14MHz

CW

12:48z

ON5XX

14MHz

CW

12:52z

G3RDQ

14MHz

CW

12:56z

DL2YBG

7MHz

CW

12:58z

DL7VKD

7MHz

CW

12:59z

OK1DVM

7MHz

CW

13:00z

DL1FU

7MHz

CW

13:02z

DL2HWI

7MHz

CW

13:03z

OE3KAB

7MHz

CW

13:05z

PA9M

7MHz

CW

13:06z

HB9AGH

7MHz

CW

13:07z

HB9CGA

7MHz

CW

13:08z

F6EFI

7MHz

CW

Antenna

Again I've used my HYENDFED 3-band antenna. One end was about 6m up in a tree, the other end was tied to a small bush about 1.5m above ground. The antenna again works fine, even without using the antenna tuner in my KX3.

"Wire winder"

Based on the various commercial "wire winders" found on the net, I build myself a "winder" from a medium density fibreboard which carries the antenna and some rope to attach the antenna to a mast or something similar. The "wire winder" has a cut-out in the middle part, which carries the top loading coil, so that you can wind on one half the wire above the loading coil and on the other half the wire from the balun to the loading coil. To prevent the wire from jumping off the "wire winder", I use my loved velcro straps (you get pretty good quality from REICHELT).